as in pretty
to some degree or extent
these newly acquired in-laws felt relatively comfortable at our family reunion
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Recent Examples of relatively
Bonds can be relatively safe bets.
—
David McMillin, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Sora 2 has been met with relatively little fanfare, at least in comparison to earlier releases from OpenAI.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Others are relatively modern inventions, like Ghostface and the Babadook, whose haunting visages have put them among the ranks of early Universal Monsters.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Dalton needs just two touchdown passes to leap Sonny Jurgensen (255) for the 25th-most touchdowns in league history, a feat that would appear to be relatively attainable in his next start.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
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David McMillin, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Sora 2 has been met with relatively little fanfare, at least in comparison to earlier releases from OpenAI.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Others are relatively modern inventions, like Ghostface and the Babadook, whose haunting visages have put them among the ranks of early Universal Monsters.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Dalton needs just two touchdown passes to leap Sonny Jurgensen (255) for the 25th-most touchdowns in league history, a feat that would appear to be relatively attainable in his next start.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relatively
Adverb
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And many of her makeup looks are not really designed to be worn out to a party, as the prosthetics can get pretty hot and sometimes even impair her visibility.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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But even though Toews and Kane are still roaming NHL rinks, that past is pretty far back now.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The experiment discovered that AI could fulfill this role quite well.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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The maze is quite scary, including an It-style clown with a chainsaw, chainsaw-wielding doctors in scrubs, and Beryl at the center of it all as the town’s biggest cultural claim to fame, the Headless Horseman.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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In the first fight, Dern edged out two rounds to take a 29-28 decision, winning the first round fairly comfortably on the feet and outlanding Jandiroba 28-19.—
Brett Appley,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Yet over a decade later, the constitution remains provisional and there is no clear agreement on how the central government in Mogadishu shares power with Somalia’s seven member states—some of which operate fairly autonomously.—
Omar S Mahmood,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The sixth-year veteran has been rather terrible as of late.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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But a few of those games have been rather close, particularly last year’s 30-27 win in double overtime.—
Chase Gemes,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Pat your skin dry with a towel and leave it somewhat damp.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
29 Oct. 2025
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Even then, this wave of coach firings was somewhat predictable.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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There’s a Redwall vibe to the third installment, as fan-favorite rattkin Fern gets carried away on an impromptu adventure involving a chaos-goblin who holds a bounty tempting enough for all the ne’er-do-wells to try and collect on.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The 2000s Sacramento Kings star guard looks fit enough to curl off a screen and coolly drop in an 18-footer jumper in front of a frenzied home playoff crowd, but Bibby does his basketball work now with a whistle.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Relatively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relatively. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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